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October 2, 2019

Mr Shah, listen to what Bengal has to say to your statement

Kolkata: Just ahead of inaugurating Durga Puja pandals, Union Home Minister, Amit Shah while addressing BJP workers during a seminar on National Register for Citizenship (NRC) clarified that Hindu, Jain, Sikh and Christian refugees need not panic, as the Centre would not force them to leave India. During his speech, he even mentioned that NRC is a must for Bengal and would be implemented here after the enactment of CAB (Citizenship Amendment Bill), which aims at restoring the “lost dignity” of Hindu refugees and the Mathua Community. He further accused the Trinamool Congress (TMC) of misleading the common man regarding NRC in Bengal.

Soon after the union home minister’s speech was over, his statement was widely criticized by the political leaders and social activist who are leading a movement against NRC in Bengal since the final NRC list was released in Assam.

Professor Saugata Roy, said, “It’s very unfortunate that the Home Minister of India has made such a discriminatory statement. I think the general public should also vehemently resist Amit Shah’s extremely communal statement.” He paused and then added, “They have an absolute majority of 303 in the Parliament, I guess, that is what is making them think that they can do anything like the abrogation of Article 370 in Kashmir.”

Public should Resist Amit Shah’s Communal Comment

Minutes after Shah took TMC leaders accused him of scaremongering in Bengal. Speaking to eNewsroom, TMC MP from Dum Dum, Professor Saugata Roy, said, “It’s very unfortunate that the Home Minister of India has made such a discriminatory statement. I think the general public should also vehemently resist Amit Shah’s extremely communal statement.” He paused and then added, “They have an absolute majority of 303 in the Parliament, I guess, that is what is making them think that they can do anything like the abrogation of Article 370 in Kashmir.”

On being reminded about the absolute majority that BJP has, the CPIM leader said, “We can’t deny that. Hence, I have been extensively campaigning in Bengal, asking people to completely boycott NRC, if they forcefully implement it in Bengal. Let us all not go to the camps and tribunals to prove our citizenship, and then let us see what they can do?”

Prof Roy, who has also been one of the members for the Standing Committee on Bill to Amend Citizenship Act said, “I have never heard of any politician making such a comment. If we are to believe what he says, then are we to believe that the government is scheming against its own people?”

Most of the stalwarts of Bengal politics, branded the Amit Shah’s statement as both derogatory and discriminatory.

Boycott NRC

Branding NRC as anti-Constitution, former mayor of Kolkata and CPI(M) leader Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya said, “First let me make it very clear, NRC is not needed in Bengal. We don’t want it. He (Amit Shah) may keep stressing upon its need and can even talking of passing the CAB. But let be very clear, this Bill is unconstitutional. We will resist NRC implementation in Bengal at any cost.”

Bhattacharya further said, “That they might be having, but we have an absolute majority here in Bengal, when it comes to the number of people resisting this divisive policy.” He pointed out, “He is coming here and demanding for NRC in Bengal, when his own party members are not willing to accept the NRC list in Assam. Given the way the NRC implementation of NRC has backfired in Assam, can he now go and tell the same in Assam?”

On being reminded about the absolute majority that BJP has, the CPIM leader said, “We can’t deny that. Hence, I have been extensively campaigning in Bengal, asking people to completely boycott NRC, if they forcefully implement it in Bengal. Let us all not go to the camps and tribunals to prove our citizenship, and then let us see what they can do?”

NRC Not Needed in Bengal

Reiterating the same sentiment, Congress MP Pradip Bhattacharya, also a member of the standing committee on Bill to amend Citizenship Act, 1955, while speaking to eNewsroom said, “Let us understand that there is political reason behind what is being told to mislead the common man. Assam had NRC implemented, as the people of Assam wanted it to be implemented. But here, we Bengalis don’t want this exercise to be done. In fact, a resolution has been passed in the state assembly against NRC.”

He then added, “This act (CAB) is unconstitutional and violates Article 14 of the constitution. They can’t say that one particular community will be deprived of citizenship, while others will not be asked to leave the country.”

Echoing the same, Prasenjit Bose, Kolkata-based economist and social activist, who is also leading a forum against NRC, said, “CAB shouldn’t be enacted at all. It is unconstitutional. But if it is passed, given the fact that BJP enjoys absolute majority, we will have it challenged at the Supreme Court.”

Will CAB Help?

Bhattacharya, then warned, the BJP workers and supporters in favour of NRC, “Let me play the devil’s advocate here, “We all have seen how NRC has backfired in Assam over 11 lakh Hindus have been affected by it. Also, let me be clear, the original East Bengal refugees are now in their seventies, and a sizeable number of people belonging to this generation are dead. Their children in many cases have no or little documented evidences. What will they do if NRC is implemented? Tribunals will understand only documented evidence.”

Adding to that Prof Roy said, “They are saying that after implementation of CAB, NRC will be implemented in Bengal. It’s high time that their vote-bank understand that CAB is no guarantee for citizenship. Even after enactment, it will take years to be implemented, till then all of them will be in a limbo.”

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आज के अखबारों में ख़बर है कि सरकार अपना वित्तीय घाटा पूरा करने के लिए पांच कंपनियों में अपनी हिस्सेदारी बेच कर 60,000 करोड़ जुटाने जा रही है।BPCL,SCI, CONCOR, NEEPCO, THDC की हिस्सेदारी बेची जाएगी। सरकार को विनिवेश के ज़रिए एक लाख करोड़ चाहिए। बिजनेस स्टैंडर्ड लिखता है कि हो सकता है कि सरकार सभी पांच कंपनियों को प्राइवेट हाथों में न बेचे। वो सार्वजनिक क्षेत्र की कंपनियों के हाथों भी बेच सकती है। इससे होगा यह कि बेचने का आरोप नहीं लगेगा और कर्मचारी चलता कर दिए जाएंगे। फिर अगले चरण में प्राइवेट कंपनियों को भी बेचा जा सकता है। किसने रोका है।

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BPCL, SCI, CONCOR, NEEPCO, THDC जैसी सार्वजनिक क्षेत्र के कर्मचारियों को ह्यूस्टन की रैली देखकर लग रहा होगा कि भारत का नाम हो रहा होगा। उन्होंने यह ख़बर ही नहीं पढ़ी होगी कि मोदी और ट्रंप के बीच जो बातचीत हुई है उसका नतीजा क्या रहा। उसी तरह उन्हें पता नहीं है कि उनका भविष्य क्या होगा। सार्वजनिक क्षेत्र की कंपनियों में काम करने के हालात बेहतर थे, इसलिए लोग प्राइवेट नौकरी छोड़ कर यहां काम करने आते थे। अब यहां से उन्हें भगाने के लिए नए नए नाम वाले दरवाज़े खोले जाएंगे जिन्हें कभी वी आर एस तो कभी पैकेज तो कभी प्लान कहा जाएगा।

आज के अखबारों में ख़बर है कि सरकार अपना वित्तीय घाटा पूरा करने के लिए पांच कंपनियों में अपनी हिस्सेदारी बेच कर 60,000 करोड़ जुटाने जा रही है। BPCL,SCI, CONCOR, NEEPCO, THDC की हिस्सेदारी बेची जाएगी। सरकार को विनिवेश के ज़रिए एक लाख करोड़ चाहिए। बिजनेस स्टैंडर्ड लिखता है कि हो सकता है कि सरकार सभी पांच कंपनियों को प्राइवेट हाथों में न बेचे। वो सार्वजनिक क्षेत्र की कंपनियों के हाथों भी बेच सकती है। इससे होगा यह कि बेचने का आरोप नहीं लगेगा और कर्मचारी चलता कर दिए जाएंगे। फिर अगले चरण में प्राइवेट कंपनियों को भी बेचा जा सकता है। किसने रोका है।

सरकार का ख़ज़ाना ख़ाली है। इस वित्त वर्ष में लक्ष्य था कि टैक्स वसूली में 17.4 प्रतिशत की वृद्धि होगी। लेकिन 5-6 प्रतिशत की ही हो रही है। जीएसटी से भी शानदार वसूली नहीं हो रही है।

तो अब क्या होगा?

कुछ नहीं होगा। सरकार जो करना चाहेगी उसे कोई नहीं रोक सकेगा। सार्वजनिक क्षेत्र के कर्मचारी मीडिया के पास जाएंगे। मीडिया कवर नहीं करेगा। जबकि वे खुद इतने दिनों से गोदी मीडिया के ग्राहक बने रहे हैं जिस पर लोगों की आवाज़ आती ही नहीं है। तो अब उस मीडिया से उम्मीद करना खुद को धोखा देना होगा जैसे वो ख़ुद को हिन्दू मुस्लिम डिबेट देखते हुए धोखा दे रहे थे। जिस विपक्ष पर थूकने लगे थे उस विपक्ष को गाली देंगे कि विपक्ष भी चुप है। जब वो बोलता है तो हंसने का या थूकने का कोई मौका नहीं छोड़ते हैं।

उन्हें जुलूस निकालने की हिम्मत नहीं होगी। निकालेंगे भी तो दो तीन दिनों में थक जाएंगे। मज़दूर संघ भी जानते हैं। इसलिए जनवरी 2020 में हड़ताल की बात कर रहे हैं। तब तक सरकार सारा विनिवेश कर चुकी होगी।

इन ख़बरों को पढ़ कर चिन्ता न करें। हिन्दू मुस्लिम डिबेट के सुनहरे पलों को याद करें और रिलैक्स रहें। अब काफी देर हो चुकी है। सबसे अच्छी बात होगी कि वे सरकार के इन फैसलों का स्वागत करें। तनाव कम होगा। उन्हें अपने स्वाभिमान से समझौता नहीं करना चाहिए। न तो किसी मीडिया के पास जाना चाहिए और न ही किसी विपक्ष को याद करना चाहिए। वैसे ही चुप रहे जैसे सभी चिन्मयानंद के मामले में चुप हैं। प्रज्ञा ठाकुर पर चुप हैं। गांधी की हत्या को सही ठहराने वाले बयानों पर चुप हैं।

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रांची। दो दशक पहले जब झारखंड का निर्माण हुआ था तो खनिज सम्पदा से सम्पन्न राज्य के युवाओं के कई सपने थे, पर आज झारखंड के युवा कई तरह के सवालों से घिरे हुये हैं।

झारखंड के युवाओं के आज के सामाजिक-आर्थिक और सांस्कृतिक हालात पे चर्चा के लिए झारखंड जनाधिकार महासभा ने 29-30 सितम्बर को एक दो-दिवसीय युवा सम्मेलन का आयोजन रांची में किया। महासभा राज्य की विभिन्न जन संगठनों और सामाजिक कार्यकर्ताओं का एक मंच है। सम्मेलन में विभिन्न ज़िलों से लगभग 100 युवा भाग लिए थे।

सम्मेलन का मूल उद्देश्य था वर्तमान सामाजिक-राजनैतिक और सांस्कृतिक चुनौतियों को समझना और आगे के लिए रणनीति बनाना।

सम्मेलन में अनेक सामाजिक कार्यकर्ताओं – जैसे अलोका कुजूर, बिरेन्द्र कुमार, दयामनी बरला, डेविड सोलोमन, दीपक बारा, एलीना होरो, फैसल अनुराग, कुमार चंद मार्डी, जसिन्ता केरकेट्टा, मंथन, मेघनाथ, मुमताज़, पल्लवी प्रतिभा, प्रवीर पीटर, सकीना धोराजिवाला, तारामणि साहू, विनोद कुमार, विकास शर्मा, विश्वनाथ आज़ाद, विवेक आदि – ने अपनी बात रखी।

फैसल अनुराग ने झारखंड की राजनैतिक और सांस्कृतिक इतिहास को युवाओं के बीच दोहराया। वहीं दयामनी ने आदिवासियों के ज़मीन पर हो रहे लगातार हमलों एवं उनके विरुद्ध संगठित होने के विषय में बताया। उन्होंने कहा कि युवाओं को बिरसा मुंडा और सिदो-कान्हो, जो काफी कम उम्र में आदिवासियों के अधिकार के लिए अपना जान दे दी, के बलिदान को भूलना नहीं चाहिए।

फैसल अनुराग ने झारखंड की राजनैतिक और सांस्कृतिक इतिहास को युवाओं के बीच दोहराया। वहीं दयामनी ने आदिवासियों के ज़मीन पर हो रहे लगातार हमलों एवं उनके विरुद्ध संगठित होने के विषय में बताया। उन्होंने कहा कि युवाओं को बिरसा मुंडा और सिदो-कान्हो, जो काफी कम उम्र में आदिवासियों के अधिकार के लिए अपना जान दे दी, के बलिदान को भूलना नहीं चाहिए।

अलोका कुजूर, जिनपर फेसबुक पोस्ट के लिए देशद्रोह का मामला दर्ज किया गया है, ने अभिव्यक्ति के आज़ादी पर हो रहे हमले के विषय में बताया। इसके अलावा कई अनेक मुद्दों पर बात हुई – जैसे बढ़ता बहुसंख्यकवाद, मॉब लिंचिंग, आदिवासियों, दलितों और अल्पसंख्यकों का शोषण एवं रोज़गार का अभाव जैसे हालात पर भी चर्चा हुई।

मानकी तुबिद ने सबके सामने एक चौकाने वाली जानकारी राखी के उन्होंने पश्चिमी सिंहभूम के सभी थानों से यह जानकारी मांगी थी कि राज्य बनने के बाद SC-ST अत्याचार कानून अंतर्गत कितने केस दर्ज हुए थे। उन्हें यह पता चला कि केवल 36 केस दर्ज हुआ है। अभी भी अधिकांश मामलों में, खास कर के वैसे मामले जिनमे आर्थिक रूप से दबंग लोग दोषी हैं, अनुसन्धान ही चल रहा।

लेखिका व कवियत्री जसिन्ता केरकेट्टा ने आदिवासी समुदाय के मूल सोच – बराबरी और सामुदायिकता – के विषय में बात की। साथ ही, इन मूल्यों को कैसे लगातार कमज़ोर की जा रही है, यह भी बताया।

फ़िल्म निर्माता मेघनाथ ने साझा किया कि कैसे सांस्कृतिक पहल राज्य के विभिन्न संघर्षों का हिस्सा रहा है एवं वर्तमान समय में संस्कृति संघर्ष में और भी ज़रूरत है।

बिरेन्द्र कुमार ने समाज की विभिन्न संस्थाओं जैसे कॉलेज, सरकारी ऑफिस आदि में कमज़ोरों पर हो रहे शोषण के विषय पे चर्चा की। सामाजिक न्याय के लिए आरक्षण ज़रूरी है लेकिन भाजपा व आरएसएस लगातार इसे हमला कर रही है। उन्होंने यह भी कहा कि युवाओं को सरकार की जन-विरोधी नीतियों के विरुद्ध राजनैतिक संघर्ष करने की ज़रूरत है। आनेवाले विधान सभा चुनाव में इसका मौका है।

दीपक बार ने फेक न्यूज़ के बढ़ते इस्तेमाल पर बात रखी और सभी प्रतिभागियों को बताया कि आने वाले चुनाव के पहले फेक न्यूज़ से सावधान रहना चाहिए।

अनेक युवाओं ने कहा कि भाजपा द्वारा जन अधिकारों, आदिवासियों के सांस्कृतिक इतिहास और लोकतान्त्रिक अधिकारों पर लगातार हमला क्या जा रहा है। भाजपा और आरएसएस द्वारा युवाओं को सांप्रदायिक रूप से गोलबंद करने पर भी बात हुई।

सम्मेलन के अंत में प्रतिभागियों ने अपने क्षेत्र के युवाओं को सामाजिक-राजनैतिक व संस्कृति रूप से संगठित करने के लिए एक विस्तृत रणनीति बनाई।

Mamata failing to contain fear psychosis of voters in Bengal?

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Mamata failing to contain fear psychosis of voters in Bengal?

Kolkata: Following the recent 11 unnatural deaths in West Bengal, which has been claimed by many including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as deaths caused by National Register of Citizenship (NRC) fear, made her issue a series of advertisements on various media platforms. But her efforts aren’t being able to soothe the jittery nerves of voters of the state.

In an advertisement that appeared on some of the leading dailies of stated that voters need not fear as NRC won’t be implemented in West Bengal. “Census is a routine exercise that takes place in every 10 years and that digital ration card is not inter-lined with NRC,” the advertisement clearly stated.

However, social activists working at the ground level feel that the advertisements and announcements made by the CM have not been effective in calming the common man. “Having seen the kind of a crazy situation witnessed in Assam, the voters here are in no mood to take a chance. Precisely, this is the reason that we are witnessing a huge footfall at our camps that we are running to assist people with the online verification of voter programme of the Election Commission,” said Syed Imitiaz Hussain, member of Nagrik Seva Kendra, a socially active group which is helping people like daily wage workers or people with little digital literacy to verify or correct information for Election Commission’s Online Verification Process, which officials claim is a regular pre-electoral revision process.

NPR citizenship mamata banerjee voters bengal nrc — Hawker Sangram Committee also marched to Raj Bhavan to protest against NRC on September 27

He further stated, “One can’t rule out the fear factor, which is making many approach people who can help them get their voter details corrected online. Wherever have been visiting several areas with our volunteers to have voters get their details corrected online, we have been questioned about NRC and if this exercise is related to it. We have tried to explain that this exercise and NRC are not inter-related, but they should work on having their documents in place.”

Adding to that social activist Moutali Nag Sarkar said, “We as volunteers have witnessed Muslim families queuing up outside officially designated kiosks for this online verification process in sub-urban and remote areas. The fear of an NRC-like exercise is making them do so. But what is the ruling government doing to ease their panic? I don’t think that the advertisements of the CM asking people to not panic has worked.”

Sarkar, while explaining the chaos-like situation in Bengal said, “Why isn’t the state administrative being more helpful to such people? Why are they not conducting mass campaigns to rule out rumours related to NRC doing the rounds? Till all this is done, the panic, which is continuously being fanned by RSS, BJP and ABVP members by stating that NRC-like process is inevitable in Bengal will only be on the rise.” She further asked, “Why has the state government not announced for compensation for the families of the NRC related suicide victims.”

Bose added, “We have been demanding for the government to revoke this notification for NPR implementation. If the CM is not supporting NRC then she should also ask for the revoking of the notification issued by the centre to have NPR process completed by September 2020 across India.”

Talking about the public interest advertisement issued by Mamata Banerjee’s government in Bengal, Prasenjit Bose, Kolkata-based economist and social activist, said, “There is a huge confusion between the National Population Register and census programme. NPR, about which every state government has been notified in July 2019, is to be completed by September 2020 is governed by different facts and directives, which have been decided in accordance with sub-rule (4) of rule 3 of the Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and Issue of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003, which was passed by the Vajpayee government.”

Hussain while responding to this said, “There is huge confusion about this. We believe that the state government might consider NPR as the regular census programme but we are assuming that it will form the basis of NRC-like implementation across India.”

Bose added, “We have been demanding for the government to revoke this notification for NPR implementation. If the CM is not supporting NRC then she should also ask for the revoking of the notification issued by the centre to have NPR process completed by September 2020 across India.”

Video story: Rajasthan’s lesbian couple defies all odds to live together

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Video story: Rajasthan’s lesbian couple defies all odds to live together

Jaipur: Ajmer residents where in for a shocked on Friday when two girls in their twenties approached Rajasthan Police, seeking protection from their families. The Rajasthani Lesbian couple– young girls declared their love for each other before the police and sought protection from their parents, who were against their same-sex relationship.

One family had no issue with the same-sex couple, but another family did not allow it and ordered their daughter to live home, if she does not end her relation with her female friend.

The girls have known each other for almost four years.

The couple claimed that they are independent and earning enough to live together. They now do not need their respective family to support them. One of the girl also made it clear that her family has no issue with her being in a same-sex relation.

Watch the video story of the bold couple from Ajmer, Rajasthan:

Ajmer police has extended its support to much-in-love Rajasthani Lesbian couple and have asked parents to not disturb the peace of mind of the couple.

Only time will be able to tell if this couple will be able to live in peace in Rajasthan, which is known for its patriarchal society.

In India, same-sex marriage is not legal. However, the couple wants to live together without any

Wanted : ‘Arrogant Editors’

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September 28, 2019

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BJP MP from Bengal and union minister of state Babul Supriyo called R Rajagopal, the editor of Calcutta-based daily, The Telegraph on September 21, demanding an ‘amicable small apology’ for an alleged misreport on his fracas with left students at Jadavpur University two days back. As the editor refused to apologize since he did not carry any report or captioned any picture suggesting that the minister had elbowed a girl protester, the enraged singer-turned politician hurled abuses including berating him a ‘f***ing sold out’.

TT reported the exchange next day highlighting the ‘intimidation tactics’ by a ‘representative of the government’. Its front page report also included the post-call tweet from the junior minister in Narendra Modi Ministry in which he called Rajagopal an ‘arrogant editor’ and accused of using ‘filthy lingo’ against him. The newspaper denied the charge and dared Supriyo to come out with the unedited version of the verbal face off which he claimed to have recorded. The tech-savvy minister is yet to respond.

This is not the first time a minister or ruling party politician has tried to browbeat ‘arrogant’ editors and journalists as less privileged members of the tribe of scribes will vouch for across the land. But such brazen intimidation of the editor of a national daily is unheard of except in the Emergency era. Neither the Editors Guild nor the Press Council of India has come out against it so far. May be our media fraternity would have reacted had it happened in Delhi or Mumbai.

Anybody who questions the constitutional legality and morality on prolonged gag on Kashmiri media and general communication clampdown in the valley since the revocation of constitutional special status of J&K is called anti-national and risks sedition charge. Similar will be the treatment if one raises doubts about latest National Citizenship Register in Assam that has excluded more than 19 lakh people and its proposed extension in West Bengal that has already led to suicides.

The regimentation of media

The incident is another reminder that India is fast becoming a republic of fear and forced submission. The journalism with professional courage and conviction is facing a huge challenge of entwined threats from the rulers of the day and the media barons-turned politicians or vice versa. Journalists have lost jobs when they refused to change tunes as ordered by the boardroom and newsroom bosses, even in the media houses where latter liked to be known as the crusaders for media freedom. Worst are the tycoons and journalists who aspire to be part of the regime to secure a Rajya Sabha seat, even a lesser berth in government committees with perks.

Frothy hyper-nationalists, armchair war-mongers, quixotic former generals with handlebar moustaches, professional hate-merchants and other caricatures of Nazi apparatchiks are now ruling the roost on prime time TV every evening. Masquerading as journalists and experts on national security, these devotees of our Fuhrer-in-making have become the self-appointed inquisitors for anybody who dares to question the regime’s gospel truths. Their high-octane harangue is aimed at silencing and demonizing the critics, particularly those from religious minorities and secular- liberal camp while offering smooth sail for drummers and cheerleaders for the incumbent rulers.

Globally, embedded PR persons have outnumbered the journalists who have not bothered to wear their patriotism on their sleeves while exposing their government’s misdeeds and misadventures during war and peace at home or in foreign lands. But the endangered subspecies is now almost extinct in India, thanks to the totalitarian rulers and hegemony of their narrative of nationalism and their cahoots inside media.

But none of these satraps could institutionalize the fear and cowardice, manufactured consent and forced consensus in newsrooms and larger public domain across the land. None could muster the ideological state and non-state apparatus to organize a planned onslaught on freedom of expression and conscience in every sphere of life. The BJP regime’s tightening of the legal noose around the necks of dissenters across the ideological spectrum while unleashing the bigoted vigilante groups in the streets on minorities, both religious and secular, are unmatched.

Anybody who questions the constitutional legality and morality on prolonged gag on Kashmiri media and general communication clampdown in the valley since the revocation of constitutional special status of J&K is called anti-national and risks sedition charge. Similar will be the treatment if one raises doubts about latest National Citizenship Register in Assam that has excluded more than 19 lakhs people and its proposed extension in West Bengal that has already led to suicides.

Any talk about the economic mess and consequent huge loss of jobs that has been continued despite all jumlas, even the soaring price of onion that has brought tears to our eyes, upsets their agenda and triggers attacks against vulnerable media persons. Pawan Jaisawals have already bore the brunt.

The Sangh ideology makes the difference

True, this is not the first time mainstream media is crawling before the government of the day and the ruling party. But unlike the eclipse in Indira Gandhi era, the second run of Moditva has ushered us into a night of prolonged darkness. Our regional rulers, neither Amma of Tamil nadu, Bua-bhatija of UP were nor Kerala’s Vijayan and Bengal’s Didi are the angels of tolerance to critical voices in media and larger civil society.

But none of these satraps could institutionalize the fear and cowardice, manufactured consent and forced consensus in newsrooms and larger public domain across the land. None could muster the ideological state and non-state apparatus to organize a planned onslaught on freedom of expression and conscience in every sphere of life. The BJP regime’s tightening of the legal noose around the necks of dissenters across the ideological spectrum while unleashing the bigoted vigilante groups in the streets on minorities, both religious and secular, are unmatched.

The difference lies in the fascist ideology and organisation of the Sangh Parivar. Now in a hurry to herald the dawn of Hindu Rastra following a post-May adrenaline rush, the Parivar is spreading the cancer of communalized hypernationalism fast. What they are preaching and practising in the name of Ram and Ram Rajya is not of Gandhian or Tulsidasi and Kabirpanthi variety. For, they have publicly owed their brand of Hindutva to Hitler and Mussolini in the 1930s.

The constitutional cornerstones of our secular democratic republic that have largely epitomized our civilizational unity in diversity, syncretic traditions and common goals of freedom struggle despite the trauma of bloodsoaked Partition. They are now under systematic attacks by those who had hardly joined the battles against the British Raj. The prime minister Modi’s televised speech on 15th August has made it amply clear that the standard-bearers of Hindi-Hindu-Hindustan are now hell-bent on imposing their idea of a steamrolled India, first by introducing ‘one nation one election’ and then to ‘one party one leader’ rule, a la Fuhrer and Duce.

From Kashmir to Assam, we are now witnessing the Indian version of Nazi ‘final solution’ about Muslims (the purported roots of Aryan India’s all evils, past and present, like the Jews of Nazi Germany). Since the Assam NRC has also excluded lakhs of Hindus too, the BJP is trying to salvage the situation by flaunting the Citizenship Amendment Bill. Already passed in the Lok Sabha, it seeks to regularize old and new refugees from all faiths except Muslims from neighboring countries.

These are the giant steps towards Hindu Rastra, the other name of majoritarian fascist state. The upcoming detention camps for the ‘foreigners’ including those stigmatised and segregated families now lodged in state jails remind us of Auschwitz and other Nazi concentration camps. The Constitutional pledges of equality before law and no discrimination on the basis of caste, class, creed, gender and birth have been blown to smithereens.

In this backdrop, one remembers Anne Frank, the Jew girl who had immortalised the fears and hopes during Nazi occupation even as she could not survive the regime. ”Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness.” We need many such candles to lit up in all languages across our motherland today.

Opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and not of eNewsroom. This is an open forum and 
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West Bengal’s ‘Active’ governor does not meet Anti-NRC delegation

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West Bengal’s ‘Active’ governor does not meet Anti-NRC delegation

Kolkata: At least 11 individuals have died allegedly by panic triggered by various statements, news, rumours among others being circulated about National Register for Citizens (NRC) in West Bengal. But, when a forum which held a march against NRC tried to give a memorandum to the newly appointed Governor, Jagdeep Dhankhar, neither did the governor meet the delegation nor spoke to them over the phone.

Earlier, thousands of Kolkatans marched all the way from Sealdah station to the Raj Bhavan on Friday telling they do not want NRC in West Bengal.

The protestors while chanting slogans like – NRCer Biruddhey Shongram Cholchey Chobey (Fight against implementation of NRC is on), Ei Manush Birodhi NRC Banglai Chai Na (Don’t want this anti-human NRC in Bengal) beating both the humidity and slight drizzle.

The rally commenced from Sealdah and walked down to Dharamtalla Bustand, where speakers spoke at length about NRC and why it shouldn’t be implemented to raise public awareness about the same. Following which a group of representatives reached the Governor’s residence with a memorandum, which was accepted by the officials present at Raj Bhavan, in the absence of the governor.

Adding to that Bose stated, “In the memorandum we have demanded that the process of nationwide NRIC be immediately stalled and all notifications to this effect, including the July 31, 2019, Union Home Ministry Notification regarding the preparation of the Population Register, be rescinded, as NPR is the first step for the implementation of NRIC.”

Speaking to eNewsroom, Prasenjit Bose, Kolkata-based social activist and economist said, “We had sought an appointment with the governor, but weren’t granted. So, we met the officials to hand over the memorandum in the absence of the governor.”

“The governor, when assumed office here, he had said he will be an active one, but we learnt a lesson today that if the memorandum will be against center, governor will not entertain it,” added Bose.

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The rally was the second step taken by the Joint Forum Against NRC, the first being an anti-NRC demonstration, which was staged in front of Kolkata’s Assam House on September 3. The forum had demanded a resolution against NRC by Bengal Assembly and a few days later, the assembly did pass a resolution against NRC.

A copy of the memorandum, which lies with eNewsroom, begins by stating, “You must be aware of the tragic deaths of over 11 persons across West Bengal during this month, mostly by committing suicides, because of the panic that has spread regarding the nationwide NRC/NRIC exercise initiated by the Union Home Ministry. Belligerent statements made by Union Ministers and MPs from the ruling party at the centre, regarding NRC implementation, are squarely responsible for the situation. On behalf of the Joint Forum against NRC — a common platform of mass organisations — we are seeking your urgent intervention to stall this draconian NRC exercise, which has caused widespread fear and anxiety across the state, especially among the Bengali refugees, Minorities, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.”

The memorandum, terming the procedure of identification and elimination of “Doubtful Citizens” from the Population Register, contained in the Citizenship Rules, 2003, as non-transparent, draconian and arbitrary stated, “We feel that (the) determination of citizenship through this flawed process will lead to widespread exclusions of the poor and vulnerable sections of society, subject them to victimisation and vitiate the social environment.

Adding to that Bose stated, “In the memorandum we have demanded that the process of nationwide NRIC be immediately stalled and all notifications to this effect, including the July 31, 2019, Union Home Ministry Notification regarding the preparation of the Population Register, be rescinded, as NPR is the first step for the implementation of NRIC.”

Khunti lynching: 6 days, only one arresting

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Khunti lynching: 6 days, only one arresting

Ranchi: The family of Fagu Kachyap, is still clueless about the reason for which he had been brutally assaulted on September 22 at Khunti’s Suari Jaltanda village. Fagu’s left hand was fractured during the assault.

Thirty-five-year-old Fagu, a farmer, is one of the two survivours of Khunti lynching. One Philip Horo has also been lucky to have survived the mass assault. However, physically challenged Kailem Barla, was not able to escape the wrath of the mob, which was ready to draw blood, simply on the suspicion of the trio selling beef.

“We only know that he (Fagu) had gone to do some farming work. He left home around six in the morning. This is how he begins his day, generally. But later in the day, we got to know that some people have beaten him. We had also been told that he could have died due to the brutal assault. But when we reached RIMS, we found him to be alive. Around that time he was undergoing his treatment,” said Atwa Kachyap to eNewsroom.

Atwa, a student, lives in Ranchi, while his family in Khunti. His elder brother Fagu has five children. His father along with Fagu used to do farming work for eke-out-living.

When asked, is he satisfied with the police work, he added, “No one is telling us much about the incident that took place and exactly what had happened on that day. Not even the police. And we are not satisfied at all with the police action.”

Thursday evening, members of Adivasi Mulwasi Astitwa Raksha Manch met the Deputy Commissioner, and the Superintendent of Police, Khunti and demanded a guarantee from the officers that they would insure of “no more mob lynching” incident in Khunti area.

“The incident has been a planned one to disturb the communal harmony in the Khunti area. We have demanded the identification of such people in the area and the immediate arresting of the accused,” said Dayamani Barla, a social activist and one of the signatories to the letter to SP and DC, to eNewsroom.

Atwa’s claim has reality as even after six days of the incident; police could arrest only a single accused – 25-year-old Parmanand Singh. The very next day of the crime, some news reports had suggested that the police had detained around 7 persons. In a press communiqué released by the Jharkhand police had mentioned that four had already been taken in custody. But later most of them had been released.

Thirty-five-year-old Barla, who succumbed to injuries, was a specially challenged person and had gone to visit his sister at her residence, where he had been caught by the mob and was lynched on suspicions of selling beef.

An officer of Karra police station, requesting anonymity said, “Four people have been accused of the crime and have been named in the FIR. Soon we will be able to grab a few more.” The officer added, “We had not thought that Barla would die, as others had more injuries. But he might have had suffered from internal injuries. Doctors had said that he is fine, and for a better treatment he was referred to Ranchi.”

Thursday evening, members of Adivasi Mulwasi Astitwa Raksha Manch met the Deputy Commissioner, and the Superintendent of Police, Khunti and demanded a guarantee from the officers that they would insure of “no more mob lynching” incident in Khunti area.

“The incident has been a planned one to disturb the communal harmony in the Khunti area. We have demanded the identification of such people in the area and the immediate arresting of the accused,” said Dayamani Barla, a social activist and one of the signatories to the letter to SP and DC, to eNewsroom.

The Manch has also demanded for a compensation of Rs 25 lakhs for the family of the deceased mob lynching victim and a government job for one of his family members. They have also asked for a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for each of the injured victims.

Balakot revived for Assembly elections

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[dropcap]E[/dropcap]lection process for a couple of State Assemblies has started and Pakistan and its real or presumed intention to send hordes of terrorists to India is back in news. Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat told reporters in Chennai on September 23, “Balakot air strike has been reactivated by Pakistan. It had been damaged and destroyed and that is why people had got away from and now it has been reactivated. It shows some action had been taken by the Indian Air Force (IAF) and now they have got the people back there.” A few days earlier, a prominent Delhi-based English daily had reported that the Balakot camp was functional again and 40 jihadists being trained there to carry out attacks in Jammu and Kashmir and other places in India. The terrorists are working under the garb of a new name to avoid international scrutiny, the newspaper had added.

On the eve of the Lok Sabha elections, on February 27 to be precise, the IAF had bombed the terror camp at Balakot in Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. India had claimed that the IAF strike was in retaliation to Pakistan-trained terrorists’ attack on CRPF vehicles in Pulwama district which had resulted in death of 40-odd jawans. It was never explained by the government as to how the suicide bomber had been able penetrate the high security network to reach the CRPF vehicles, particularly as the security in the region was made more tight about that time in view of the ongoing Amarnath Yatra. Nor did the government come up with a precise number of terrorists killed in the IAF strike on the Balakot training camp. It was left to the Modi-consecrated TV channels to use their imagination – and they gave the figures from 350 to 450 terrorists killed. (Even General Rawat has, in his Chennai interaction with reporters, avoided mentioning the number of terrorists killed during the Balakot strike and has only vaguely mentioned that it had been damaged and destroyed and that was why people had “got away”).

Ram Vakeel of Mainpuri (Uttar Pradesh) was one of the jawans martyred in the Pulwama terror attack. His wife Geeta Devi asked the government, through a newspaper interview, to provide proof of the terrorists killed in the IAF strike. His sister Ramraksha said the people need to know what the outcome of the IAF strike was. “How do we know that the strike occurred and the terrorists were killed”, she said. Vakeel’s mother Amitshree also demanded proof of the terrorists killed in the air strike. Earlier, Sarmishtha Devi, wife of another slain CRPF jawan Pradeep Kumar of Shamli (Uttar Pradesh), had said that they were not satisfied with the government’s claim on Balakot air strike on terrorist camps.

As the government had failed to satisfy the people on both Pulwama and Balakot incidents, suspicion had grown in public mind that the Modi coterie was itself engineering terrorist attacks with a view to making some political gains in the elections, Hari Shankar Vyas, Editor-Owner of Hindi daily Naya India and once an ardent supporter of Narendra Modi, wrote in one of his columns that NSA Ajit Doval was squarely responsible for Pulwama terrorist attack as well as for providing wrong information about Balakot target to Indian Air Force with the result that terrorists and their madarsa escaped the air attack.

Opposition leaders, who wanted to know from the government how many terrorists were killed in IAF strike at Balakot, were branded by Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah as pro-Pakistan and traitors to the Nation. Then the family members of the CRPF jawans killed in the terrorist attack in Pulwama had also become pro-Pakistan and traitors to the Nation, as per Modi-Shah duo’s definition. Ram Vakeel of Mainpuri (Uttar Pradesh) was one of the jawans martyred in the Pulwama terror attack. His wife Geeta Devi asked the government, through a newspaper interview, to provide proof of the terrorists killed in the IAF strike. His sister Ramraksha said the people need to know what the outcome of the IAF strike was. “How do we know that the strike occurred and the terrorists were killed”, she said. Vakeel’s mother Amitshree also demanded proof of the terrorists killed in the air strike. Earlier, Sarmishtha Devi, wife of another slain CRPF jawan Pradeep Kumar of Shamli (Uttar Pradesh), had said that they were not satisfied with the government’s claim on Balakot air strike on terrorist camps.

Now as the ruling BJP needs Balakot again, General Rawat, who has given perhaps more public statements than all the combined public statements given by all the previous Army Chiefs, has come to the party’s aid. It is not for nothing that he is being seen by a section of media as the first Chief of Defence Staff, a post which the Modi government is planning to create.

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Two promising tribal hockey players found hanging from a tree, but everyone ignored their case

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Two promising tribal hockey players found hanging from a tree, but everyone ignored their case

Ranchi: It has been 42 days since two tribal hockey players’ bodies—one hails from Jharkhand and other to Odisha –were found hanging from a tree in Simdega district of Jharkhand. The scene and the immediate story surrounding the incident is an exact replica of what was depicted in the recent, much talked about film, Article 15, that depicts the plight of the downtrodden in India. And similar to what the reaction of the authorities was shown in the film, in this case too it is being considered as an open and shut case by the police with the theory being that the girls were in a homosexuality relationship and hence committed suicide due to social fear.

The two promising hockey players—Sharddha Soreng and Sunandini Bage, who had participated at a competition held in national capital Delhi this January and had even got the opportunity to met the Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan due to their sporting skills, were found hanging from a tree just eight months later on August 11.

14-year-old Sharddha was a resident of Bansjore village in Simdega district of Jharkhand, while 23-year-old Sunandini was from Lachhada village of Sundergarh district of Odisha. The bodies of the girls were found hanging at Arani village, in Simdega, 30 kilometers away from Sharddha’s house.

When the incident had taken place, most media outlets, from Jharkhand to Odisha had reported it, but none has followed up the story. After a week of the incident, a fact-finding team from Ranchi, which was watching its developments closely, traveled the two states- between August 17 to 22 to know the ground reality.

“But when he went to the school, we were told that she was a brilliant student and good hockey player. No complaint of being addicted to anything. School authorities even said that whatever medals and trophies school has, most were won by Sharddha. She had fainted because of lack of blood in her body, which is a common problem among girls. And her neighbours told me that Sharddha had jumped to a well to save a mentally retard child. She was a good swimmer too,” said the social activist.

“As we were only getting news reports about the incident, so we first met Investigative Officer (IO) of the case. To our surprise, first thing he said that it is a suicide case. When we asked how he is so sure, he replied that a girl who used to stay with Sunandini, Pushpa Lohar said this that as they were in homosexual relationship so they committed suicide,” Taramani Sahu, a social activist who led the fact-finding team told eNewsroom.

Besides being from the tribal community, both the players had one other thing in common – their amateur coach Merry Poorty, a native of Odisha. Poorty’s house was in the adjacent village of Sunandini. The 23-year-old hockey player was staying at Poorty’s house since two years.

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Sharddha and Sunandini knew each other after the hockey tournament in Delhi, where they had played for the same team. Soon after the tournament, Poorty approached Sharddha’s family that she will coach her and also admit her a school in Odisha. But even after living to months with Poorty, Sharddha was not admitted to any school.

Sunandini used to stay with Puspha Lohar, a class ten student and learn hockey skills under the coaching of Poorty. Lohar now claims that the deceased girls were in a homosexual relationship and hence committed suicide. And in quite a filmy manner, this former roommate of Sunandini is now a witness for the police.

“When we further questioned the police officer, that the post-mortem report has not yet come and he should wait for it, before considering it is a case of suicide, he answered, that the report will be the same,” said Taramani.

“On August 12 when I had lodged FIR, it was against unknown people. But now I am sure that my daughter and Sunandini has been murdered by Poorty and people of her group. The Arani villagers had also seen a vehicle approaching the two girls, when the girls last seen near the incident spot, So there is a lot police has to answer,” said Rajesh.

The fact-finding team has found so many irregularities in the Poorty and Police’s theory. Sharddha’s actual age, according to her school documents, is 14 years, but autopsy report says it is 18. Sharddha has also been accused of being an addictive. And that once she had fainted in her school. She had also tried to committ suicide earlier by jumping into a well near to her house.

“But when he went to the school, we were told that she was a brilliant student and good hockey player. No complaint of being addictive to anything. School authorities even said that whatever medals and trophies school has, most were won by Sharddha. She had fainted because of lack of blood in her body, which is a common problem among girls. And her neighbours told me that Sharddha had jumped to a well to save a mentally retarded child. She was a good swimmer too,” said the social activist.

“And the most significant fact in the incident was, Sonam Poorty, daughter of the coach had taken Sunandini’s luggage to her parents’ house on August 10 itself, a day before bodies getting recovered, and told her parents that she will not return. But, police did not investigate all these major points at all,” Taranmani added.

Poorty’s family also claimed that Sunandini had left their house 4 am in the morning on August 10, without telling anyone, but the family did not report to police about she being missing.

The fact-finding team members also mentioned that as now homosexuality is not a crime in India, so suicide allegations by young girls because of this, should be properly investigated. Recently, the team has released their report.

The very next day after the bodies were found hanging from the tree, Sharddha’s father, Rajesh Soreng, lodged an FIR against unknown people, that his daughter has been murdered. But police has yet to act on it. Now, a public petition by Bansjore villagers has been sent to Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Raghubar Das and Director General of Police, Jharkhand.

“On August 12 when I had lodged FIR, it was against unknown people. But now I am sure that my daughter and Sunandini has been murdered by Poorty and people of her group. The Arani villagers had also seen a vehicle approaching the two girls, when the girls last seen near the incident spot, So there is a lot police has to answer,” said Rajesh.

While speaking to eNewsroom, Poorty claimed, “Both parents of the girls were aware about their relationships, but they did not stop them.” She mentioned the same points to put her case, “Sharddha had fainted in her school and even hospitalized. I was not aware about anything what was going on between them.” On her daughter handing over Sunandini’s luggage a day ahead of bodies being found, the coach defended, “Sonam was very close to Sunandini and when she left home without telling her, she got angry and did so.”

However, when contacted Superintendent of Police, Simdega Sanjeev Kumar, he told eNewsroom, “So we have not found anything fishy in the case. But as it is still open, so we welcome any new information about the case.”

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